The document provides a detailed overview of a computer keyboard, describing its various keys and their functions, including alphabet, number, control, and function keys. It highlights specific keys like the spacebar, enter, caps lock, and special character keys, as well as their roles in typing and navigation. The document emphasizes that a standard keyboard typically comprises 104 keys, which facilitate user input on computers.

1. COMPUTER KEYBOARD
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2. COMPUTER KEYBOARD
1. Alphabet keys
2. Number Keys
3. Control Keys
4. Function Keys
5. Navigation keys

3. Keyboard
• A keyboard is used to type on a computer.
• Small buttons on the keyboard are called keys.
• A standard keyboard has 104 keys.
• We can type letters, numbers and symbols by
pressing keys.

4. ALPHABET KEYS
• Alphabet keys are used to type letters, words
or sentences.
• There are 26 alphabet keys on a keyboard
(from A to Z).

5. NUMBER KEYS
• Number keys are used to
type numbers from 0-9.
• There are 10 number keys on
a keyboard. (0,1,2,…9)
• There are two set of number
keys on a standard keyboard.

6. CURSOR CONTROL KEYS
• It is also called as Arrow keys.
• There are 4 cursor control keys.
• These keys are used to move the cursor in
four directions on the monitor- up, down,
left and right.

7. Cursor Control Keys

8. Cursor
Cursor is a small blinking line on the computer screen.
Cursor

9. SPACEBAR KEY
• It is the longest key on the keyboard.
• It is used to insert blank spaces between
letters, numbers and words.

10. ENTER KEY
• This key is used to create a new line and move the
cursor to the beginning of this line.

11. CAPS LOCK KEY
• This key is used to type letters of the alphabet in
capitals.
• It is placed on the left side of a keyboard.

12. Numeric keypad

13. SHIFT KEY
• Shift keys are used in combination with other keys.
• Shift key can be used to type capital letters if caps
lock key is off.
• Shift key can also be used to type symbols.

14. BACKSPACE and DELETE KEY
• These keys are used to erase unwanted letters.
• Backspace key removes the character present
on the left side of the cursor.
• Delete key removes the character present on
the right side of the cursor.

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Special character keys

16. A control key works in combination with other
keys to do various activities
Shift key ,Alt key, Window key, Ctrl key
ESC key allow the user to abort operations
Control keys

17. FUNCTION KEYS
• There are 12 function keys.
• They are placed at the top row of the keyboard.
• They are marked from F1 to F12.

18. ● F1 help
● F2 folder rename
● F3 search
● F4 shut down alt+
● F5 refresh
● F6 address bar
● F7 spelling checker
● F8 reboot
● F9 brightness low
● F10 brightness high
● F11 full screen
● F12 save as

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